My children's adored grandmother is a smoker. She doesn't smoke in front of the kids but does take several smoke breaks a day, and while our two year old is oblivious, our four year old is probably close to figuring out what's up. Growing up, I had no relatives who smoked, and my parents pushed the "boy, smokers sure think they look cool, don't they look stupid though?" angle which worked fine on me. Obviously that isn't going to work in this case. How do you talk with young children about smoking as a Bad Thing when relatives smoke?
posted by rouftop
on May 21, 2013 -
33 answers
Someone asked me this this morning, and I have no idea so I thought I would throw it out to the green.
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posted by deliciae
on May 20, 2013 -
8 answers
Today, Costco had a decent price on boneless pork loins so I bought one. From what I can tell, this is the "whole" loin, including blade, center, and sirloin (the tube of meat is somewhere around 2 feet long).
Help me plan what to cook with part of it on Sunday, and how to process/package the rest.
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posted by sparklemotion
on Apr 19, 2013 -
14 answers
Back in college, I smoked weed intermittently (maybe every month if that - so not that big a smoker), but had a consistent dealer on campus.
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posted by anonymous
on Apr 13, 2013 -
14 answers
Last week, on impulse, I bought a pork belly from the farmers market. After consulting Ruhlman's Charcuterie, I realized I had no curing salt (aka Prague Powder, aka sodium nitrite) at home, and no one around me sold it. Rather than toss the belly in the freezer until I could buy some by mail (again, Impulsive Pork Belly Buyer), I found a bunch of non-curing salt cure recipes, and settled on 2.5 parts kosher salt to 1 part sugar with a heap of pepper. The belly's been sitting in the fridge for the past week. It smells fine. It feels firm. I am prepared to hot smoke it tomorrow, and now I'm panicking because of a bunch of smoker/BBQ posts I've read that say I'm dooming myself and my family to botulism. Am I?
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posted by RakDaddy
on Apr 6, 2013 -
15 answers
I just bought an
electric water smoker on Craigslist. I am excited about the possibilities for DIY bacon and home-smoked salmon and brisket, but I have never used a smoker like this before and don't really know how to get started.
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posted by rossination
on Mar 9, 2013 -
7 answers
Hello Hive Mind!
A few years ago I quit smoking cigarettes And I have absolutely no desire to smoke them again.
But on the other hand, I miss the social aspects of smoking and enjoying it.
Enter Ecigs.
Mrs. NiumX and I are thinking it might be fun to get an ecig system that offers fun and interesting options with no (or low) nicotine. Flavors, whatever. Older Asks seem a few years old. What is new?
So any suggestions would be great. Thanks!
posted by PlutoniumX
on Feb 26, 2013 -
10 answers
I have a lot of barbecue experience (low and slow smoked meats), but I've never been happy with my smoked poultry. Need to please some non-mammal-eaters, so I want to get it down this time. Veteran bird-barbecuers: Help?
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posted by supercres
on Feb 21, 2013 -
13 answers
Nicotine replacements seem to do nothing to abate my cravings. Any thoughts on what the heck might be going on?
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posted by Lescha
on Jan 21, 2013 -
24 answers
Youngest Nephew (age 8) has declared that for his birthday party next week, he only wants his favorite adults to attend. We will be listening to his favorite vinyl records (he is mainly into Sinatra's Capitol years these days) and dining on omelets that he will cook for us, featuring the fancy salt and umami paste I bought his mom for Christmas. Apparently, he enjoys cooking while chomping on a bubble pipe and wearing a bathrobe that he calls his smoking jacket. This is, of course, outrageous: he must have a
real smoking jacket, and his doting aunt must be the one who presents it to him. Help me help him to be Too Marvelous for Words.
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posted by scody
on Jan 11, 2013 -
24 answers
So, SuperAwesomeGirl and I want to got France for a short vaca.
I HATE cigarette smoke and she is incapacitatingly allergic to it - like - walk through a cloud of cig smoke and cough so bad she can't walk for a few minutes. Will we hate our time in Paris?
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posted by BrooksCooper
on Oct 31, 2012 -
19 answers
I'm developing pronounced wrinkles and crow's feet around my right eye only. Help me figure out what's causing this and how to stop and/or reverse the process.
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posted by roolya_boolya
on Oct 4, 2012 -
12 answers
Why do people choose - or stick with - the brand of cigarettes that they smoke? Is it taste, image, or habit?
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posted by mippy
on Aug 26, 2012 -
62 answers
I love my dear boyfriend but he can be trying at the best of times - his last cigarette was 5 days ago. How do I deal with the irritable ass he has become and please tell me that this is temporary.
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posted by krakenattack
on Jul 20, 2012 -
20 answers
What's the best way to deal with neighbors smoking in an apartment building?
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posted by eeby
on Jul 8, 2012 -
31 answers
Asking for my Mom: how does a non-smoker who has a severe allergic reaction to cigarette smoke mitigate the effects at a social event when they are outnumbered 6:2?
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posted by katemcd
on Jun 16, 2012 -
29 answers
Need some advice and strategies for quitting smoking, with a couple of other specific practical questions (including how to manage it as a couple).
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posted by mireille
on May 25, 2012 -
17 answers
Should we ask our new neighbor to lay off smoking in her bedroom, or just do our best to ignore it?
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posted by sarcasticah
on May 21, 2012 -
26 answers
Should I introduce myself to potential new neighbors to see if my outdoor cigarette smoking would bother them?
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posted by Rob Rockets
on May 18, 2012 -
38 answers
I live in a downtown-Seattle high-rise apartment building, and the new neighbor is a chain smoker. It's causing serious problems. What can I do?
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posted by Vox Nihili
on Mar 7, 2012 -
17 answers
One of my roommates thinks the other has started smoking in our non-smoking apartment. How do I handle this in the least dramatic way possible?
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posted by anonymous
on Feb 11, 2012 -
17 answers
HR Filter: Can you ask in an interview if the person is a smoker?
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posted by jrc
on Jan 27, 2012 -
30 answers
What legal barriers would there be to requiring that every pack of cigarettes come with a nicotine patch? Would this even be good policy?
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posted by lakeroon
on Jan 22, 2012 -
16 answers
I quit smoking, but can't fight the occasional urge to buy a pack after drinking. Help!
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posted by anonymous
on Jan 22, 2012 -
20 answers
So I kind of made up my mind a few days ago to quit smoking via the Wellbutrin/Zyban method. But now I can't get a Doctor's appointment until Feb 8 and I'm already losing my resolve!
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posted by anonymous
on Dec 29, 2011 -
25 answers
Is it okay for someone suffering from abdominal tuberculosis (Koch's abdomen) to smoke or drink (alcohol) in moderation?
posted by murtagh
on Dec 23, 2011 -
3 answers
Was smoking indoors at the New York Public Library (the main branch) ever permitted? I'm specifically interested in what the rules were during the 1920s. It seems like it would have been a terrible idea to allow it, but given the prevalence of smoking during that period, I'm curious as to if it was actually banned or not. I have been googling, but haven't been able to find anything helpful.
posted by Joey Joe Joe Junior Shabadoo
on Nov 22, 2011 -
4 answers
I need to cook a 16-18lb bird and a 19lb sirloin, and I want to do it with fire, but I'm not sure my plan is a good one.
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posted by cmoj
on Nov 21, 2011 -
5 answers
I've moved into a new shared-house living situation, and contrary to what the live-in manager explicitly told me, the roomies smoke cigarettes in the house. I'm not a smoker and tobacco smoke really bothers me. What to do?
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posted by hackwolf
on Nov 1, 2011 -
17 answers
(I'm asking this question on behalf of someone I know with no MeFi account—I'll mark any helpful or solved answers as he relays them to me).
"I've become a proud father of a little boy recently, and my wife got me a huge Cuban cigar to celebrate it with. Specifically a Partagas Lusitania. Instead of smoking it all by myself (that would be boring), I'm going to invite some of my mates over for a drink and a smoke. The problem is, I don't know what to drink with it. Any suggestions?"
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posted by jklaiho
on Sep 14, 2011 -
18 answers
Am I making excuses or is there a grain of logic behind smoking again to lose some weight? Details.
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posted by anonymous
on Sep 7, 2011 -
28 answers
What is the branded history of the
Marlboro Red cigarette? I am contemplating the history of marketing to women right now, and I am especially interested to know if the "Red" branding of today goes back to when the cigarettes had red filters to blend with lipsticks. Are they "Reds" of today called such because of the red packaging, the processing of the tobacco, the historical marketing to women, or something else entirely? It would be especially interesting to me if these cigarettes, which are hyper-masculine today, are direct descendants of a quintessentially feminine product.
posted by mortaddams
on Sep 3, 2011 -
13 answers
How can I be more supportive of my girlfriend as she tries to quit smoking?
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posted by vkxmai
on Aug 30, 2011 -
30 answers
Did you quit a bad or unhealthy behavior? How did you do this? My grandfather smoked for years and then one day he just stopped. I hear about some people who have been terrible drunks and one day just quit - and never had another drink. How do they do this? Is it after the last drink or before the next one? Is there a moment when you just say "I'm not doing this anymore" and that's it?
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posted by mokeydraws
on Aug 11, 2011 -
44 answers
